Long Beach police say they’ve arrested a man on suspicion of beating a 63-year-old woman to death with an electric scooter.It happened at around 12:30 p.m. Monday.Authorities say Rosa Hernandez of Long Beach was walking on a street when a man ran up and attacked, then grabbed an electric rental scooter that was left nearby and bludgeoned the woman before running away.“They saw him socking on her, pushed her down, kicking on her, and then she fell down. And then he went and got the scooter and started beating her on the head with the scooter,” neighbor Robin Fagan told CBS LA.Friend Gabriel Luquin told KTLA that Hernandez was only walking three blocks to her home after eating with friends when the attack occurred. “It’s hard to believe when it happens,” he said. She died at the scene.The attacker was described as wearing a hooded sweatshirt and red shoes. He was located at a local business within four hours of the attack and later booked on suspicion of murder.The suspect's name was not immediately released as police were still working to confirm his identity.Neighbor Veronica Morales said Manjarrez loved gardening and her family. “It’s shocking," Morales said. "Everybody in the neighborhood knew her.” The motive behind the attack is unknown, and police could not say if it was random.

LONG BEACH, Calif. —

Long Beach police say they’ve arrested a man on suspicion of beating a 63-year-old woman to death with an electric scooter.

It happened at around 12:30 p.m. Monday.

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Authorities say Rosa Hernandez of Long Beach was walking on a street when a man ran up and attacked, then grabbed an electric rental scooter that was left nearby and bludgeoned the woman before running away.

“They saw him socking on her, pushed her down, kicking on her, and then she fell down. And then he went and got the scooter and started beating her on the head with the scooter,” neighbor Robin Fagan told CBS LA.

Friend Gabriel Luquin told KTLA that Hernandez was only walking three blocks to her home after eating with friends when the attack occurred.

“It’s hard to believe when it happens,” he said.

She died at the scene.

The attacker was described as wearing a hooded sweatshirt and red shoes. He was located at a local business within four hours of the attack and later booked on suspicion of murder.

The suspect's name was not immediately released as police were still working to confirm his identity.

Neighbor Veronica Morales said Manjarrez loved gardening and her family.